Connection element, profile system and method for producing said type of profile system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10584730-B2
Application number	US-201515327805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2015
Priority date	Jul 23, 2014
Publication date	Mar 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020

Abstract

A connection element (1) connects profile parts (2, 3). The connection element includes at least one first connection area (11) for connecting to a first profile part (2), at least one second connection area (12) for connecting to a second profile part (3) and an embossing (4) for removing liquid varnish.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing a profile system, the method comprising:
providing a profile system comprising at least one first profile part, at least one second profile part and a connection element comprising at least one first connection region for connecting to the at least one first profile part, at least one second connection region for connecting to the at least one second profile part and a flowable medium conducting means for conducting away a liquid coating, the flowable medium conducting means for conducting away a liquid coating comprising an embossed portion which spaces the connection element from each respective profile part;
connecting the at least one first profile part, in the at least one first connection region of the connection element, to the connection element;
connecting the at least one second profile part, in the at least one second connection region of the connection element to the connection element; and
coating the profile system after installation by means of cathodic dip coating;
whereby the first profile part and the second profile part are arranged adjacent to each other such that a cavity between the connection element and the first profile part, formed by the embossed portion in a region thereof facing the first profile part, and a cavity between the connection element and the second profile part, formed by the embossed portion in a region thereof facing the second profile part, are both arranged adjacent to a transition region between the first profile part and the second profile part; and
conducting away a flowable portion of the liquid coating via the cavity between the embossed portion and the first profile part and via the cavity between the embossed portion and the second profile part and subsequently via a gap or an opening between the first and second profile part and/or via a gap or an opening between the connection element and the first and second profile part.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection element is a corner connector.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flowable medium conducting means is provided in a central region of the connection element.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flowable medium conducting means is arranged in a transition region between the at least one first profile part and the at least one second profile part, wherein the flowable medium conducting means is provided such that said cavity is provided between the connection element and the at least one first profile part and/or the at least one second profile part, at least in the transition region.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flowable medium conducting means for conducting away a flowable medium is at least one channel.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the embossed portion has a main plane of extent; and
a depth of the embossed portion, perpendicular to the main plane of extent of the embossed portion element, is at least 0.3 mm.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the connection element has a main plane of extent;
a depth of the at least one channel, perpendicular to the main plane of extent of the connection element, is at least 0.3 mm.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first profile part and the at least one second profile part are arranged adjacent to each other such that the at least one first profile part and the at least one second profile part are in contact in a contact region.

9. A method for producing a profile system, the method comprising:
providing a profile system comprising a first profile part, a second profile part and a connection element comprising at least one first connection region for connecting to the first profile part, at least one second connection region for connecting to the second profile part and a flowable medium conducting means for conducting away a liquid coating, the flowable medium conducting means comprising an embossed portion;
connecting the first profile part to the connection element in the first connection region of the connection element, with the embossed portion spacing the connection element from the at least one first profile part to form a cavity between the connection element and the first profile part in a region of the embossed portion facing the first profile part;
connecting the second profile part to the connection element in the second connection region of the connection element, with the embossed portion spacing the connection element from the second profile part to form a cavity between the connection element and the second profile part in a region of the embossed portion facing the second profile part;
applying a coating to the profile system after the step of connecting the first profile part to the connection element and after the step of connecting the second profile part to the connection element by cathodic dip coating; and
conducting away a flowable portion of the coating via the cavity between the embossed portion and the first profile part and via the cavity between the embossed portion and the second profile part;
whereby the first profile part and the second profile part are arranged adjacent to each other such that the cavity between the connection element and the first profile part and the cavity between the connection element and the second profile part are both arranged adjacent to a transition region between the first profile part and the second profile part; and
conducting away a flowable portion of the liquid coating via the cavity between the embossed portion and the first profile part and via the cavity between the embossed portion and the second profile part and subsequently via a gap or an opening-between the first and second profile part and/or via a gap or an opening between the connection element and the first and second profile part.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the connection element is a corner connector.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the flowable medium conducting means is provided in a central region of the connection element.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the flowable medium conducting means is arranged in a transition region between the first profile part and the second profile part.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the flowable medium conducting means for conducting away a flowable medium is at least one channel.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:
the at least one channel has a main plane of extent; and
a depth of the channel, perpendicular to the main plane of extent of the channel, is at least 0.3 mm.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:
the connection element has a main plane of extent;
a depth of the channel, perpendicular to the main plane of extent of the connection element, is at least 0.3 mm.

16. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first profile part and the second profile part are arranged adjacent to each other such that the first profile part and the second profile part are in contact in a contact region.

17. A method for producing a profile system, the method comprising:
providing a profile system comprising a first profile part, a second profile part and a connection element comprising a first connection region for connecting to the first profile part, at least one second connection region for connecting to the second profile part and a flowable medium conducting means for conducting away a liquid coating, the flowable medium conducting means comprising an embossed portion;
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Assignees

• Adient Luxembourg Holding Sarl

Inventors

• Ecker Roman
• Motsch Christian

Classifications

• F16B7/048 Primary

  for rods or for tubes without using the innerside thereof · CPC title

• B60N2/68 Primary

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/682

  Joining means · CPC title

• F16B7/00

  Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections ({F16B11/008, F16B17/00 take precedence;} umbrella frames A45B25/02; welding or soldering of connections B23K; vehicle connections in general B60D; railway couplings B61G; bicycle frames B62K; couplings for transmitting rotation F16D; couplings for tubes conveying fluids F16L) · CPC title